The Delta independent., 1887-04-05
our New YORK Letter.
From. our xsg.ia, coneya~dcm.

land, fe miles lack of Brooklyn's
city limits. The simple casket incloset
in its link lined case. will rest in this
vault for one year. when family plol
will hs selected and prepared for its |
final reception. Whatever faults or
trailties may have been chargenhle to
this greatest of modern divines 'ard
who of us have not some things We
v Juld gladly take back if We could,
one thing can he said of Beecher, he
was us brave in the defense Os his con-
victions, even when menaced with
pei sonal violence, as he was always
true and steitdfast to his personal
friends. lie was not lich, though hi !
beautiful home Il: Peekskill on the
un,ison. added to 100000 insurance
OF iils ..fe, will net not less than $780,
600, which his brief viii! has left to his
wife and children in equitable proper
tiuns. y monument subscription fund
has already been started for life size
bronze statue to he placed near the
City Hall, Brooklyn. a monument,
however, even of solid gold, Il hundred
feet high, would he more easily OBJ
tanned than IL living preacher capable
of Elling Plymouth pulpit rs Beecher
himself .illed it. The. church is now
trying to fix upon some man who vii,
do even passably well, but are still far
from IL decision.
When will crookedness among cusll-
iers, lellers, book-ktepers and cuntiden-
tial clsrks cease: We give il up. 1t
| seems that some men. of the best So
| ci;,l regulations and responsible sur
! ruuiidIngs, are incapable OF of endur-
ing the temptation OF having thous-
| ling. especially IL there is no check
| upon their trustw orlhiness but pure
honor and honesty. The noted pub
lisliins, urn of Webster & CO., of this
city. uf which Mark Twain is the prn-
cipal member, has just been beaten b,
| their cashier. ole Frank NJ. Scott, Il
| prominent church member and highly
respected citizen of Newark. n. j., who
has proved il defaulter in the sum uf
more lilan S30,000. Webster & Co..
are the well-known publishers of Gen.
Giants memoirs. for which, during the
last Year they have taken in nearly
| 81 800, ,GDO-s -sG0o.0OO of which they have
paid over to Mrs. Grant as her share Of
| the proceeds thus far. and all OF which
| passed through their cashiers hands
! without any check upon his honesty,
till suspicion led to an exp. I. exami-
nation of the books with the result
named. This firm WAS also the pub
Usher nf Gen, McClellald's book, and
had just closed contract with Mr..
Beeciit for bringing out his second
volume of the Life of Christ" VI hen
| his death put IL final veto upon this
long expected and anxiousiy looked
! for work. The esteem i'll which Mr..
Scout was held by his neighDors makes
| such malfeasunce excessively painful
to every man entrusted with the hand
| ling of money, especially if cunscien
tious in his trust. Is there no remedy
for these continual defalcations The
man wbp shall succeed III contriving IA
| detect ra-ometer Which can compel
honest! among cashiers and other con-
| iidential handlers of other peoples
| funds, will own an invention worth
millions OF dollars.
Gen. Slialer, So long accused Of bril,-
| cry, has been officially removed fiom
| his position us president Of the Board
| cf Health by Mayor Hewitt, and Mr.
| james g. Bayles. editor of The Iron
Age, appointed to ill the vacancy. We
expect soine changes for the better in
tl:e sanitary system of this city.
The Hhule country viii remember
| the conviction OF Police Sergeant David
IL. Crowley. nearly two years ago in
| this city, and his sentence to states
prison for seventeen years and six
months for a criminal assault upon ont
| Maggie Morris. The trial and cOnvic-
tim, as well rs the severe sentence,
hinged upon the belief that Maggie
WAS an unsophisticated and inoxperi-
cnced young girl, with 10 suspicion of
any possible danger in accompanying
/ Crowley. This she swore to on trial.
| 1t nos 'urDs out by an astounding
revelation from her own handwriting,
just brought to light, that she had been
| secretly married to !. young man some
time before this charged assault. and
! that she deliberately lied in court.
Efforts are therefore being now made
to secure IL pardon from Governor
Hill tor tile sergeant, which he will.
no doubt, grant. and justly. too, us
soon as these new facts are properly
authenticated before him.
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Notice!
To Whom II Nay Concern.
You are hereby notified that you are
| required to construct Il sidewalk in
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